Astronomical Almanac Data for Easter, 2010

From the U.S. Naval Observatory, useful info about the sun and moon for Easter Vigil and Easter Day. The following information is provided for longitude W79.3, latitude N43.7 (Toronto):

Saturday, 3 April [Easter Eve]

3 April 2010 Universal Time - 5h

SUN
Begin civil twilight 05:26
Sunrise 05:55
Sun transit 12:21
Sunset 18:47
End civil twilight 19:16

MOON
Moonrise 23:32 on preceding day
Moon transit 03:57
Moonset 08:20
Moonrise 00:31 on following day

Phase of the Moon on 3 April: waning gibbous with 75% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Sunday, April 4, 2010 [Easter Day]

4 April 2010 Universal Time - 5h

SUN
Begin civil twilight 05:24
Sunrise 05:54
Sun transit 12:20
Sunset 18:48
End civil twilight 19:17

MOON
Moonset 08:20 on preceding day
Moonrise 00:31
Moon transit 04:52
Moonset 09:13
Moonrise 01:20 on following day

Phase of the Moon on 4 April: waning gibbous with 66% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

Last quarter Moon on 6 April 2010 at 04:38 (Universal Time - 5h).

I think many of my fellow liturgical planners will appreciate knowing sunrise/sunset times for that Holy day. If you don't live in Toronto, you can find the sunrise/set times for your location by entering the latitude and longitude on the U.S. Naval Observatory website.

-t